Questions on the ballot Speaker Editor – Gordon BrockReferendums and/or plebiscites are a unique form of democracy in our part of the world.Over the years some political parties in Canada (Reform
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MP has sights on new gun Act
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — Nipissing-Timiskaming MP Jay Aspin is gathering input from area people regarding an upcoming bill, the Common Firearms Licensing Act, which the federal government expects to introduce in October.Mr. Aspin held a forum at the former New Liskeard community hall Tuesday, August 26,
Landslides
Strong mandates for Vanthof in riding and Liberals across provinceGordon Brock Speaker Editor DISTRICT — The biggest surprise in the June 12 provincial election just may be the margins of victory province-wide for Kathleen Wynne’s Liberals and in Timiskaming-Cochrane for New Democratic incumbent John Vanthof.In this riding
Vanthof increases margin to return as MPP
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – New Democrat John Vanthof is returning as Timiskaming-Cochrane MPP with an even bigger margin of victory.The incumbent was re-elected to a second term last week with 14,651 votes, or 55 per cent of all votes cast. That’s up from the 50 per
From the Editor’s Desk
Political NotebookPerception is everything in politics. Another example is the June 12 Ontario election results. As the polls closed, politicians, pundits and political observers were bracing for a long night as most indicators had the Liberals and the Progressive Conservatives in the proverbial “virtual tie”. Scenarios ran from
Attack ads and Hudak a lethal combination
by Wayne GreenAfter a campaign featuring the nastiest display of negative advertising in my memory, the Liberal Party is back firmly in command of government in Ontario. The attack ads, funded by the Liberals and an assortment of public sector unions, were not totally responsible for the election
From Parliament Hill
Nipissing-Timiskaming MP Jay AspinParliamentary Session shows great progress for all Canadians including my constituents.In June, the second session of our 41st Federal Parliament came to a close. It was a very busy session in which our government used its stable, majority status to pass a number of
A look at our Provincial Candidates
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Candidates square off one last time
Candidates square off on economy
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – What should the government be doing? And how should it be paid for?Government spending, taxes and services led the debate when four Timiskaming-Cochrane candidates met at the Cobalt-Haileybury Curling Club last week.It’s business, not government, that drives the economy, said